[STAY STRONG]

Did I win yet?

[EaglesPhan36]

Picks will be up Monday before matches start. Sorry for the slacking, but was a busy day and I wanted to enjoy the evening.

[horja1]

can I switch Ivanovic with any player of your choice?

[EaglesPhan36]

ENTRY LIST

EaglesPhan36
Makarova (10)
Radwanska (6)
Sharapova (2)
A.Beck (NS)

Miklos
Djokovic
Nishikori
Berdych
Kyrgios

Chaz22
Djokovic
Raonic
Gulbis
Kyrgios

spider
Djokovic
Nishikori
Raonic
Kyrgios

girlscoutcookies
Djokovic
Nishikori
Murray
Kyrgios

EmpireMaker
Sharapova
Bouchard
Wozniacki
Keys

ThaddeusB
Djokovic
Nishikori
Murray
Tomic

Champ2399
Halep
Bouchard
Muguruza
Vandeweghe

terpkeg
Djokovic
Nishikori
Murray
Kyrgios

STAY STRONG
Djokovic
Murray
Nishikori
Tomic

Stokes36
Djokovic
Murray
Berdych
Kyrgios

ttwarrior1
Federer
Nishikori
Raonic
Troicki

HatersGonnaHate
Djokovic
Nishikori
Raonic
Tomic

Cookie Monster
Serena
Bouchard
Azarenka
Keyes

Snowball
Sharapova
Lisicki
Stosur
Diatchenko

pipita17
Sharapova
Ivanovic
Stosur
Krunic

AceAce
Djokovic
Nishikori
Berdych
Kyrgios

brandoc
Serena
A.Radwanska
Ivanovic
Jovanovski

JC1186
Djokovic
Berdych
Raonic
Tomic

Cross
Djokovic
Nishikori
Murray
S.Johnson

MiddleMan
Djokovic
Nishikori
Kukushkin
Tomic

yisman
Djokovic
Murray
Nishikori
Tomic

fitguy67
Kvitova
Ivanovic
Suarez-Navarro
C.Garcia

Jerimjob
Djokovic
Nishikori
Berdych
Kyrgios

horja1
Halep
Ivanovic
Stosur
Puig

juanquintero
Djokovic
Nishikori
Raonic
Kokkinakis

SirtySree
Djokovic
Nishikori
Berdych
Tomic

[EaglesPhan36]

I think I got everyone. Let me know if I screwed anything up or missed you - but I think I got it all. I will be doing scoring updates upon the completion of an entire round. So when all 1st round matches are done, scoring will be update.

I'll also have the tie break procedure up here later today. I was looking at a couple possibilities, so I am trying to see which one would work better hopefully.

[juanquintero]

Great work man, thanks!

[Stokes36]

So many Kyrgios'!! lol

[yisman]

^ yeah, and he almost lost as massive chalk

[EaglesPhan36]

Okay tie breakers were difficult due to the format, so what I will do is look at the standings before the two Finals and if a tie possibly can happen, I will have those involved make picks for the Finals to use as tie breakers.

[pipita17]

what a day yesterday, damn

[Cookie Monster]

I cannot believe I am the only one who took Azarenka. She is a steal giving double points as unseeded.

[EaglesPhan36]

She's a steal if she doesn't get beat in the 2nd round by Wozniacki, but that's why it's a gamble.

[fitguy67]

i took the trouble to separate out the selections by tourney...

broads' baccarat (aka. WTA)

EaglesPhan36
Makarova (10)
Radwanska (6)
Sharapova (2)
A.Beck (NS)

EmpireMaker
Sharapova
Bouchard
Wozniacki
Keys

Champ2399
Halep
Bouchard
Muguruza
Vandeweghe

Cookie Monster
Serena
Bouchard
Azarenka
Keyes

Snowball
Sharapova
Lisicki
Stosur
Diatchenko

pipita17
Sharapova
Ivanovic
Stosur
Krunic

brandoc
Serena
A.Radwanska
Ivanovic
Jovanovski

fitguy67
Kvitova
Ivanovic
Suarez-Navarro
C.Garcia

horja1
Halep
Ivanovic
Stosur
Puig

[fitguy67]

tennis (aka. ATP)

Miklos
Djokovic
Nishikori
Berdych
Kyrgios

Chaz22
Djokovic
Raonic
Gulbis
Kyrgios

spider
Djokovic
Nishikori
Raonic
Kyrgios

girlscoutcookies
Djokovic
Nishikori
Murray
Kyrgios

ThaddeusB
Djokovic
Nishikori
Murray
Tomic

terpkeg
Djokovic
Nishikori
Murray
Kyrgios

STAY STRONG
Djokovic
Murray
Nishikori
Tomic

Stokes36
Djokovic
Murray
Berdych
Kyrgios

ttwarrior1
Federer
Nishikori
Raonic
Troicki

HatersGonnaHate
Djokovic
Nishikori
Raonic
Tomic

AceAce
Djokovic
Nishikori
Berdych
Kyrgios

JC1186
Djokovic
Berdych
Raonic
Tomic

Cross
Djokovic
Nishikori
Murray
S.Johnson

MiddleMan
DjokovicNishikori
Kukushkin
Tomic

yisman
Djokovic
Murray
Nishikori
Tomic

Jerimjob
Djokovic
Nishikori
Berdych
Kyrgios

juanquintero
Djokovic
Nishikori
Raonic
Kokkinakis

SirtySree
Djokovic
Nishikori
Berdych
Tomic

[fitguy67]

number of entrants in WTA contest: 8

number of entrants in ATP contest: 18

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as i understand it, it doesn't matter what version you've chosen...you're not competing with just the others on your side...cuz "points is points"...no matter what side of the contest you've chosen to earn them...for example you could be the top point getter on the WTA side...and still come in out of the money, say 11th overall, behind 10 of the guys playing ATP...cuz it's not two separate contests, but one big contest to get the most points...

do i understand that properly, EP? or have it completely 'bass-ackwards

[EaglesPhan36]

You got it. Was made this way so guys could enter on which one they thought they knew better perhaps or maybe just flat out liked the draws better, whatever.

[juanquintero]

Eagles instead of the work of counting the spots just take your main post (#44) and pass it here with the names of the user who are playing and eliminate who is already out. For example:

juanquintero
Djokovic
Fognini
Jordan Thompson
Gulbis

Eaglesphan36
Federer
Almagro
Delbonis
Sousa

And then you just post:

juanquintero
Djokovic

Eaglesphan36
Federer
Sousa

I think it is nice for us to see how many people are still with 4,3,2...

[EmpireMaker]

Eagles instead of the work of counting the spots just take your main post (#44) and pass it here with the names of the user who are playing and eliminate who is already out. For example:

juanquintero
Djokovic
Fognini
Jordan Thompson
Gulbis

Eaglesphan36
Federer
Almagro
Delbonis
Sousa

And then you just post:

juanquintero
Djokovic

Eaglesphan36
Federer
Sousa

I think it is nice for us to see how many people are still with 4,3,2...

when players get knocked out from the second round on the player will have already scored some points that need to be represented somehow

[spider]

update after Monday's play


ATP ---18 entries
============

17 have Djoko
1 has Federer (ttwarrior1)

2 entries are exactly the same (girlsscout / terpkeg)
2 entries are exactly the same (thaddeusb / staystrong)
3 entries are exactly the same (jerimjob / miiklos / aceace)

2 entries have lost 1 pick



WTA--- 9 ENTRIES
=============

4 have Sharapova
2 have Serena

2 entries have lost 2 picks
4 entries have lost 1 pick

[juanquintero]

@empiremaker yes, indeed but he could stop making the math for the results every day, doing it only once a week for example.

[EaglesPhan36]

Scoring update later today before next matches start.

[EaglesPhan36]

ENTRY LIST

EaglesPhan36
Makarova (10)
Radwanska (6)
Sharapova (2)
A.Beck (NS)

Miklos
Djokovic
Nishikori
Berdych
Kyrgios

Chaz22
Djokovic
Raonic
Gulbis
Kyrgios

spider
Djokovic
Nishikori
Raonic
Kyrgios

girlscoutcookies
Djokovic
Nishikori
Murray
Kyrgios

EmpireMaker
Sharapova
Bouchard
Wozniacki
Keys

ThaddeusB
Djokovic
Nishikori
Murray
Tomic

Champ2399
Halep
Bouchard
Muguruza
Vandeweghe

terpkeg
Djokovic
Nishikori
Murray
Kyrgios

STAY STRONG
Djokovic
Murray
Nishikori
Tomic

Stokes36
Djokovic
Murray
Berdych
Kyrgios

ttwarrior1
Federer
Nishikori
Raonic
Troicki

HatersGonnaHate
Djokovic
Nishikori
Raonic
Tomic

Cookie Monster
Serena
Bouchard
Azarenka
Keyes

Snowball
Sharapova
Lisicki
Stosur
Diatchenko

pipita17
Sharapova
Ivanovic
Stosur
Krunic

AceAce
Djokovic
Nishikori
Berdych
Kyrgios

brandoc
Serena
A.Radwanska
Ivanovic
Jovanovski

JC1186
Djokovic
Berdych
Raonic
Tomic

Cross
Djokovic
Nishikori
Murray
S.Johnson

MiddleMan
Djokovic
Nishikori
Kukushkin
Tomic

yisman
Djokovic
Murray
Nishikori
Tomic

fitguy67
Kvitova
Ivanovic
Suarez-Navarro
C.Garcia

Jerimjob
Djokovic
Nishikori
Berdych
Kyrgios

horja1
Halep
Ivanovic
Stosur
Puig

juanquintero
Djokovic
Nishikori
Raonic
Kokkinakis

SirtySree
Djokovic
Nishikori
Berdych
Tomic

I will clean this up later, but wanted to get it out early for you guys. Remember, if you want to make a SWITCH, you must do it before both players involved begin their next round of play!

As always, if you notice a scoring error - please let me know!

STANDINGS AFTER R1
EP36: 30, Beck Out
Miklos: 50
Chaz22: 40, Gulbis Out
spider: 50
girlscoutcookies: 50
EmpireMaker: 50
ThaddeusB: 50
Champ2399: 50
terpkeg: 50
STAY STRONG: 50
Stokes36: 50
ttwarrior1: 50
HatesGonnaHate: 50
Cookie Monster: 60
Snowball: 30, Lisicki & Diatchenko Out
pipita17: 30, Ivanovic & Krunic Out
AceAce: 50
brandoc: 20, Ivanovic & Jovanovski Out
JC1196: 50
Cross: 50
Middleman: 40, Kukushkin Out
yisman: 50
fitguy67: 30, Ivanovic & Suarez-Navarro Out
Jerimjob: 50
horja1: 50, Ivanovic Out
juanquintero: 50
SirtySree: 50

[mackanlasse]

....

[Cookie Monster]

Strategy for ATP was easy, with one big favorite (Djokovic), 4 clear non top-4 (Murray, Nishikori, Raonic, Berdych) and 2 clear unranked (Kyrgios, Tomic). Most of ATP entries were going to be that.

WTA was not as clear. There are:
1.- Two top picks (Serena, Sharapova)
2.- A few non top-4 with fair chances to reach semifinals (Brouchard and Wozniacki are good, but both were in the same quarter of top-2 seeds, Radwanska and Ivanovic were the other sensible choices)
3.- One very good unranked player (Azarenka) on though draw, and some other decent unrankeds (Keys, Garcia, Giorgi).

Looks like taking extra unranked players is not a good deal, as they get the points for one round more than made, but all are dogs to get past 3rd round, while any good non top-4 is favorite to go past 4th round. Anyway, I rolled the dice with 2 unrankeds. Going for high variance gives the best chance to get in top places.

[yisman]

only guy I'd want to switch is Tomic and that's not an option unfortunately so I'll stay put

[ttwarrior1]

Troicki

[EaglesPhan36]

Scoring update tomorrow when R2 is over.

[EaglesPhan36]

STANDINGS AFTER R2
Cookie Monster: 180
Miklos: 150
spider: 150
girlscoutcookies: 150
ThaddeusB: 150
Champ2399: 150
terpkeg: 150
STAY STRONG: 150
Stokes36: 150
ttwarrior1: 150
HatesGonnaHate: 150
AceAce: 150
JC1196: 150
Cross: 150
yisman: 150
Jerimjob: 150
SirtySree: 150
EmpireMaker: 130, Wozniacki Out
Chaz22: 120, Gulbis Out
Middleman: 120, Kukushkin Out
juanquintero: 110, Kokkinakis Out
EP36: 90, Beck Out
fitguy67: 90, Ivanovic & Suarez-Navarro Out
horja1: 70, Ivanovic, Stosure & Puig Out
brandoc: 60, Ivanovic & Jovanovski Out
Snowball: 50, Lisicki, Stosur & Diatchenko Out
pipita17: 50, Ivanovic, Stosur & Krunic Out

[girlscoutcookies]

running away with it in 2nd by a mile with 150.. catch up people

[fitguy67]

quick, can we have a novelty prize for being the earliest to lose all four players...

anyone else down to 1 yet?

[EaglesPhan36]

I'll give that person 25 BetPoints

[EaglesPhan36]

Edit.

[fitguy67]

I'll give that person 25 BetPoints

i'm down to Kvitova. I'm the only person to take the southpaw female serving bot as my top-4 pick. But even if she were to win the tourney, almost no chance in hell to accumulate enough points to even finish in the top half.
so a shot at the booby-prize 25pts adds some interest to this contest the rest of the way...

anyone else manage to pick 3 losers yet? (statistically it's supposed to be difficult to be that bad...), or am i the "front-runner"

[SirtySree]

Going to be the first to use the switch and change Berdych to Murray.

[yisman]

man, Federer getting knocked out early makes that Kyrgios pick look great, and I didn't take him